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You’re worried for a good reason. Stay away from that solution, get a matching combo.
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/794237-26mm-bar-25-4mm-stem.html
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I won't name and shame I guess, but feel ripped off by the bike shop who sold them as the same size. I just accepted they were untill I was looking at swapping out my bars and realised I'm running this off combination. Is there any way I can measure the stem clamp size now? Or likely to be deformed by the larger bars?
gretsch
Help!
I've got a gitaine branded ITM quill stem, and some new deda piega bars.
Shop said everything was compatible, but I have a feeling I've squeezed 26 bars into a 25.4 stem.
Whilst it hasn't killed me yet, I'm concerned, and also the whole setup seems really flexy. (admittedly this is my first experience with a quill setup, having previously used 1 1/8th stem to 25.4 cinelli stem and nitro bars.)
I'm a heavier rider at 85kg, and probably wrench on the bars a fair bit, so any suggestions on a new 1" quill and bar setup that would be less flexy? Stem is already comfortably slammed, and bars are a bit small for me at 40/42cm